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Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead?

NPR | By Mia Venkat, Courtney Dorning and Juana Summers

Published May 18, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jack Schlossberg, Democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District and the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.

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